4.4.3 limits the size of notches at the ends of members for bearing over a support. The depth of such notches cannot exceed one-fourth of the total depth d of the beam. In this example, d = 17 5/8 in.

To illustrate the design procedure, a two-lane highway bridge with simply supported, composite, rolled-beam stringers will be designed. As indicated in the framing plan in Fig. 12.1a, the stringers ...